Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-04
ANOTHER CARD.
In Answer to the One Appearing In Yes
terdey's Register.

In Answer to the one Appearing In les
terdey's Register.
To he Editor Of he Register.
SIR: In answer TO "a Card" published in
the SUNDAY REGISTER, and signed by part
of the Town Council aud Clerk of the in-
corporated village of Bridgeport permit
me to say the old proverb, that IL is The
rounded bird that futters," was never more
manifest than in the present case. Nor
was ever an attempt TO get through much
smaller hole, by shifting the responsibility
upon the Town Clerk. The address to the
voters, signed by dozen or more voters,
made the distinct allegation that the State
law had been violated in fading OF refusing
TO publish a detailed statement of the
financial condition in some newspaper OF
general circulation within the corporation
at least fre days prior 10 the first Monday
in April Of each year. Now. what il their
answer? DO they deny it, No, but they
Try to shift the responsibility by throwing
it onto the Clerk George B. Hathaway. }
And who is the clerk but an assistant OF
the Council and under their direction aud
management But the law requires this
dctdiied statement on or before the third
Monday of March TO be spread on the REQ
ords of the Council, aud there preserved
for future reference. On thi, 4th day OF
April there is no such record, nor any at
tempt TO make one, nor is the one 80 hur-
riedly gotten up and posted in the Council
chamber in detail as required by law. In
truth. the idT in this case seems 10 be one
of the lost arts.
In the card published in yesterday 5
REGISTER is the following statement:
"7he only debt Of The corporation is $500 due
10 The Presbyterian Church." And this
statement is signed by the whole subscrlb.
ing parties. Well, the world in these last
days is full of wonders mystery aud magic,
but there are some things 80 interviewer In
this matter that we are at least bewildered.
They state that the road fund is Orcr-
drdCn S295.55. One would think this
was1i debt 10 be- replaced. We turn to the
minutes Of the last regular meeting Of the
Council and find bills allowed amounting
to $979.37. One of these bills was in favor
of F. C. Robinson for S2s3 as interest due.
We then turn to the order book and find
five outstanding orders held by Robinson,
amounting to $l53 So. At the same meet
ing bin for s.. 60 for interest was allow.
ed to Adam Olch We traced up this aud
found that he held three orders amounting
to S206.37; total interest TO Robinson and
Olch of s.. 43, on an indebtedness Of $3.50 SO
And this was OH the ID of March, the date
on which We seem to only owe $500 to the
church.
When we showed this statement to the
Clerk and asked him why he signed the
card, he said that he did not know what it
was, that they brought him a paper on
Saturday night, saying they wanted TO
print it, and he signed without knowing
its contents.
If it Is true that the only indebtedness
on March I'd was a. stated, $500 due the
Presbyterian Church, why were interest
bills being presented and allowed az shown
by the record Of the>Council on that date.
| take it AZ stated that the only indebted.
ness was $500. But the records shows the
payment OF this interest. II then 0ur
Council is paying interest in Cases where
there il no indebtedness, and paying doc
tor bills and cost accounts in lawsuits, as
shown by the records, ~ ii not about time
they be retired 10 some other field Of use
fulness?
w. w. HOLLIsTER,
II. w. RHoADs,
+. C. WOODCoCK,
+. A. DRUMMosD,
SAMUEL PATTERSON,
j u. LoE,
AND OTHERS